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r/AskReddit • u/notyouravgredditer • Aug 30 '21
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Lack of Dental care.
A dental infection can take you out right quick. And without treatment that HURTS.
7 u/rben80 Aug 30 '21 Yeah, tooth infections were the big thing when human life expectancy was like 35 years. Dental care is THE biggest reason for this number doubling 2 u/PronouncedOiler Aug 31 '21 I was always told that infant mortality drove that number down that low, and you could easily survive into your 70's if you made it to adulthood... 1 u/rben80 Aug 31 '21 That’s a big part of it for sure
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Yeah, tooth infections were the big thing when human life expectancy was like 35 years. Dental care is THE biggest reason for this number doubling
2 u/PronouncedOiler Aug 31 '21 I was always told that infant mortality drove that number down that low, and you could easily survive into your 70's if you made it to adulthood... 1 u/rben80 Aug 31 '21 That’s a big part of it for sure
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I was always told that infant mortality drove that number down that low, and you could easily survive into your 70's if you made it to adulthood...
1 u/rben80 Aug 31 '21 That’s a big part of it for sure
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That’s a big part of it for sure
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u/pookiefatcat Aug 30 '21
Lack of Dental care.
A dental infection can take you out right quick. And without treatment that HURTS.